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The Plume of Feathers

3.5 star property
Inn in Sherborne with free breakfast and a restaurant

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Exterior
Deluxe Quadruple Room, Ensuite, Park View (Superking ) | View from property
Deluxe Quadruple Room, Ensuite, Park View (Superking ) | Lounge
Interior
Standard Quadruple Room, Garden View (King Size) | 1 bedroom
The Plume of Feathers serves a delicious breakfast to start the day right. Guests return to enjoy drinks at the bar and use WiFi in common areas. The helpful multilingual staff assists with local information, and self-parking is available at no extra charge.

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Sep 10 - Sep 11
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Tomorrow

Sep 11 - Sep 12
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Premium Quadruple Room, Ensuite (Superking or Twin) | 1 bedroom

Premium Quadruple Room, Ensuite (Superking or Twin)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Separate bedroom
Heating
Day bed
Premium bedding
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Deluxe Quadruple Room, Ensuite, Park View (Superking ) | 1 bedroom

Deluxe Quadruple Room, Ensuite, Park View (Superking )

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Separate bedroom
Fan
Blackout drapes/curtains
Premium bedding
  • 1 bedroom
  • Park view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Standard Quadruple Room, Garden View (King Size)

Standard Quadruple Room, Garden View (King Size) | 1 bedroom

Standard Quadruple Room, Garden View (King Size)

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Heating
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Blackout drapes/curtains
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Family Suite, Ensuite, Garden View (King Size)

Family Suite, Ensuite, Garden View (King Size) | 1 bedroom

Family Suite, Ensuite, Garden View (King Size)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Separate bedroom
Fan
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

About the neighborhood

Map
Half Moon Street, Sherborne, England, DT9 3LN

What's nearby

  • Sherborne Abbey - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • St John's Almshouses - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Sherborne Castle - 17 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • South West Survival - 9 min drive - 3.6 miles
  • Haynes International Motor Museum - 16 min drive - 10.0 miles

Getting around

  • Sherborne Station - 4 min walk
  • Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.) - 74 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Clockspire - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Macreadys - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪The Newell French Bistro - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪The Queens Arms - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Station Café - ‬5 min walk

About this property

The Plume of Feathers

Property highlights
Free breakfast, a bar, and a restaurant are just a few of the amenities provided at The Plume of Feathers. Guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • Free self parking
  • Wedding services, smoke-free premises, and multilingual staff

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Wedding services

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Pets

Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Property Registration Number Car Registration

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Plume of Feathers pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The Plume of Feathers?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Plume of Feathers?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Plume of Feathers?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The Plume of Feathers located?

Situated in Sherborne, this inn is steps from Sherborne Museum, Sherborne Abbey, and Global Images Gallery. St John's Almshouses and Sherborne Steam and Waterwheel Centre are also within 15 minutes. Sherborne Station is only a 4-minute walk.

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Reviews

The Plume of Feathers Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

9.0

Cleanliness

9.6

Location

9.6

Staff & service

8.8

Eco-friendliness

8.8

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 104 out of 161 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 41 out of 161 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 161 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 161 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 161 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location s
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location opposite the Abbey was fantastic the pub restaurant was amazing best breakfast we have had anywhere will definitely stay again on our next visit
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ananda

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great stay. Hayloft Room was beautiful and special with all the small details appreciated. Breakfast amazing and friendly staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The Plume and Feathers well worth a visit

We were very impressed with the accommodation, which was spacious, well equipped and comfortable. The food at breakfast, lunch and dinner was exceptional. The staff couldn’t have been more helpful and pleasant. Thank you
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely spot

Super clean and comfortable room, great staff, lovely breakfast!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gareth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A great central location
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Caroline

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing food and service
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Second time we have stayed at The Plume travelling to/from Cornwall. It is a lovely, comfortable & homely hotel. However, the absolute bonus is their restaurant, the food (small plates/tapas) is excellent, as are the cocktails and wine list. It’s a shame it is not near our home as we would be very regular visitors!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Plume of Feathers

Lovely stay at the Plume of feathers. Lovely quaint loft room overlooking the coutyard. Very friendly, clean and a great breakfast included. Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A perfect place to land after a long journey. Perfect staff, great patio gardens, restful and entertaining all at once. Don’t miss Nick’s trivia evenings.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

LM

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Mar 23 stay

Lovely room, comfortable bed and a nice lounge which was a bonus. Food was amazing as was the service. Only negative was the heating wasn’t on for very long
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Allyson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a wonderful one night stay at the Plume in Sherborne. The staff were fantastic and made sure that my stay was great. The food was fantastic but the highlight is the small courtyard garden which has been made into a beautiful, peaceful spot for a lovely glass of wine before dinner. Thank you Plume!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Tammy

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dusty to where we had to leave window open all night & sent them a email & still not got back to us plus the breakfast was more like a kids so for the price for 1 night or £170 not happy
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect place for a short stay in Sherborne

A lovely stay. The room was much bigger than it appears on the photos, you have a separate bedroom, lounge and bathroom. It's all been recently refurbished to a really high standard. Plenty of room for a family of 4, the double bed was comfortable and the sofa bed was fine. The owners were very friendly and welcoming, they couldn't have done more to make our stay comfortable. Breakfast, which was included in the price, was huge and very tasty. The pub itself was quite quiet on the Saturday night we stayed but all the staff were very friendly. Overall we will definitely stay here again when we are back in Sherborne.

8/10 Good

Amanda

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pros - wonderfully comfortable bed and pillows, lovely sheets and soft fluffy towels. A lovely newly refurbished bathroom and lots of lovely hot water and nice toiletries. The food is superb, both dinner and breakfast, with lots of choice and cannot be faulted. Dogs allowed everywhere, which for us is a massive plus with 2 dogs. Opposite the Abbey so in a marvellous position for seeing the area by foot and parking is free as well Cons - chipped paintwork in room and bathroom, needed a re-paint of walls and the lovely wooden sash windows were dirty with peeling paint and a pane of glass was cracked. The coffee table was chipped and shabby and the general state of cleaning/dusting sadly let the room down
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Malgorzata

Liked: Staff & service
We have recently stay in Family Room. To be honest for 2 nights including breakfast we thought that is quite reasonable price to pay as the Room was spacious. However need some TLC and good cleaning. Window in bedroom broken-can’t close properly, lots of cow webs on the lighting and also good dusting is needed.Bulbs need replacing on the side table in the Tv room too. Generally good and proper hover and cleaning would help . On the positive note the bed was very clean and comfortable. Bathroom needs repair/replace shower head as it was constantly moving around and hot water tub for bath is not working properly. Also shower wall needs attention-silicone sealer. Toilet seat needs good cleaning especially on the back seat -it was dirty with orange and brown stains on the silver screws. Breakfast was mix results tbh as on Sunday morning we had perfectly served Full English breakfast however on Monday-sausage was undercooked-was red inside and water too. When we call for service we received information that it was cure and good to eat and we said it was not cooked correctly. Instead of going back and forth service should just say simple apology and admit the mistake,it was unnecessary and unprofessional ,also the portion size was much smaller than they before and presentation could be better. Overall I think our stay wasn’t worth £250 for just 2 nights with all this issues which could be easily solved.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Liked: Staff & service
I found this hotel very overpriced. £130 for the evening. The room was cold and unwelcoming, had to call the reception to ask to put the heating on in the room. The cafetière had not been cleaned and was had the previous guests coffee still in there I had to wash out before use. Room was tired and bathroom a little grubby. Staff were excellent in the pub, but for the price of the room- it was not worth the cost at all. Disappointing stay and I would not return.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Some rooms better than others

Stayed in the Hayloft which seems to be slightly cheaper than the other rooms, but in hindsight I wished I’d paid a bit more for a room in the main building. The bathroom is down a flight of stairs and very cold, tiny with rust, mildew and cobwebs. Really needs renovation. Pumps on 2 out of the 3 toiletries didn’t work, including the hand soap and they’re bolted in to the wall (which has taken off half the ceramic tile in the process). The room itself is large but as someone else has commented, the heating is pre-programmed and can only be changed using a PIN number (which isn’t shown in the room) so it came on at odd times in the night, then cold again in the morning. Velux window blind above the bed is jammed half open and can’t be moved, which isn’t great for shutting out the light for a good nights sleep. Basically, didn’t sleep well at all. Great breakfast and friendly staff though and the pub itself is nicely done out. Just need to renovate that bathroom and give the room a bit of TLC before I’d stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Lynn

Liked: Staff & service
I had been advised by another traveller to avoid the Hayloft Room and made this request but guess which room I got!!….. the bathroom was very narrow and down a steep narrow flight of stairs not good if you need the loo during the night and over 60 !! - no plug near a mirror and the worse thing of all was the church bells directly opposite my room which rang on the 1/4 hr throughout the night so I got no sleep!! My friends joined me for breakfast (my treat) which cost me £41 for 2 x egg on toast with tomatoes and 2 coffees - needless to say I will not be stopping there again - on the upside the staff were very pleasant
‘The bells’
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

krzysztof

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Joanne

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

pavan

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Takayuki

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

glen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

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